A golden year of music has concluded and with it, the coveted ceremony celebrating the hands crafting the stories told through music awaits. Household legends, up-and-coming pop girls, and indie wildcards will all come together for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards.
Beginning with the musicians beginning their legacy in music, the Best New Artist category honors those who put their name on the map by an unavoidable breakthrough year.
Best New Artist nominations are as follows:
This would be one out of six nominations first-time Grammy nominees Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter accumulated. Roan and Carpenter mastered the game of dodgeball with every single hit landing a greater audience after every song release. Songs such as “Espresso” and “Good Luck Babe!” ran 2024 playlisting and radio stations nationwide.
QUEST senior Zariah Ruiz applauds the two icons, “I’m most excited about Sabrina Carpenter being a Grammy nominee because it feels like she’s been snubbed multiple times in the past. While 2024 was a great year for music, I think Chappell Roan had the best year… Her authenticity and vulnerability is so unique and stand out in today’s pop industry, and her rise to fame has truly embodied the term ‘overnight success’!”
Rearing over to Record of the Year, this accolade is awarded based solely on the sound engineering of a song. If it isn’t an acoustic instrument or a bearing synth, the musical composition is emphasized for this nod rather than songwriting.
Record of the Year nominations are as follows:
- “Now and Then” – The Beatles
- “Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé
- “360” – Charli XCX
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
- “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
In addition to Record of the Year, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, and Kendrick Lamar garner an impressive seven nominations. Eilish and Lamar are noted as Grammy darlings, being prevalent nominees in the four main categories in previous Grammy ceremonies.
However, this could not differ more from the breakthrough year Charli has had, being the first time she has been honored with any Grammy nominations in over a decade. QUEST senior Zariah Ruiz would add to the Charli praise, “Charli XCX’s Grammy nomination is long overdue… Her Grammy nominations represent more than just her personal success, it represents an entire cultural resurgence of indie sleaze (brat summer) and its influence on today’s pop culture.” Steamrolling a year of pop-culture relevancy and musical excellency, it would be foolish not to view Charli as a force against these luminaries.
Switching over to Song of the Year, this award celebrates this year’s upscaled songwriting. No matter a solo piece, or a song backed by a team of co-writers, only one song can take the achievement home.
Song of the Year nominations are as follows:
- “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
- “Birds of a Feather” – Billie Eilish
- “Die With a Smile” – Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars
- “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone
- “Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
- “Please Please Please” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé
- “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Notably, two collaborations seem to be front runners for this category, “Fortnight” by Taylor Swift featuring Post Malone and “Die With a Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars proved the power of double trouble. These duets held widespread airplay across streaming platforms nationwide, both peaking at #1 on Apple Music and Spotify charts.
The last honor of the four primary categories is the Album of the Year award. An accolade celebrating the stories told throughout a musical body of work, it’s the most anticipated nod of the night.
Album of the Year nominations are as follows:
- “New Blue Sun” – André 3000
- “Cowboy Carter” – Beyoncé
- “Short n’ Sweet” – Sabrina Carpenter
- “Brat” – Charli XCX
- “Djesse Vol. 4” – Jacob Collier
- “Hit Me Hard and Soft” – Billie Eilish
- “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess” – Chappell Roan
- “The Tortured Poets Department” – Taylor Swift
On the topic of legends, Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” would become the most Grammy-nominated album of all time amassing eleven nominations across all song credits, surpassing Micheal Jackson’s “Thriller.” In addition, the record-breaking number of nominations solidified history for Beyoncé, making her the artist with the most Grammy nominations of all time, with a total of 99.
This year is shaping up to be fiercely competitive as category outcomes remain extremely unpredictable with no set-in-stone frontrunners. Tune into the 67th Annual Grammy Awards Feb. 2nd, 2025 on CBS broadcasting and streaming on Paramount+.
John Stout • Jan 15, 2025 at 12:04 pm
On January 10th, 2025, Ian Henriquez wrote an article titled “Grammy Nominations Unveiled”. This article was very concise and informative while also being very engaging, as lots of students and young adults are anticipating such events, this article is a phenominal place to go for the information. Ian also got information from a QUEST senior Zariah Ruiz, further adding insight to the article, however, even one tidbit of perspective from each grade level would be a great way to extend on the people’s perspective, but with the length of the article Ian still organized great, and even links the songs and artists to their official spotify, which is next level for a topic of this caliber. The length makes it a fast read but still provides the perfect ration of information, and overall, I love articles that are this size with this information, and I hope that Ian takes these writing skills to new heights in the future.
Kennedy Woodard • Jan 15, 2025 at 10:50 am
Dear Corydon Editor,
On January 10, 2025, Ian Henriquez wrote an article titled “Grammy Nominations Unveiled”, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. The article not only captured the excitement Of one of the most anticipated music awards of the year, it also gave a detailed breakdown of all categories and their nominations.
I may sound a bit biased, but I believe that Sabrina Carpenter should not win Album of the Year. Instead, Doechii should receive this award for her new album, which has soared in popularity. That said, Sabrina Carpenter should most definitely win album of the year for her song, “Espresso”. The song is infectious with good spirit and was the perfect “summer song”.
While I appreciate the coverage of nominations, I would love to know more about the nomination process itself. For example, how and who are picking the songs to be nominated.
Thank you for spotlighting and sharing details about the monumental moments in music. I look forward to seeing what unfolds on February 2.
Sincerely,
Kennedi Woodard
Fabian Sourinthone • Jan 15, 2025 at 10:10 am
January 15, 2025
Dear Corydon Editor,
On January 10, 2025, Ian Henriquez wrote an article entitled “ Grammy Nominations Unveiled”. He informs his audience about the nominations of the upcoming 67th Grammy Awards and elaborates on each of the nominees and what they have been nominated for. This article is very informative as Henriquez talks about each of the categories such as Best New Artist, Record of the year, and Album of the Year. Henriquez does a wonderful job highlighting each the facts of each nominee, using facts and evidence for each nominee. Henriquez even used quotes from Quest senior Zariah Ruiz to provide another perspective on this year’s Grammy awards. However, I feel that to make this article more intriguing, Henriquez could have gotten more opinions from other people to make his information more balanced only because it would’ve given even more perspectives and made this completely seem unbiased towards one genre. But overall, I enjoyed reading this article and have lots of praise for the author’s thoughts on the upcoming Grammys.
Sincerely,
Fabian Sourinthone
Atheena Roncal • Jan 15, 2025 at 10:07 am
On January 10th, 2025, Ian Henriquez wrote an article titled “Grammy Nominations Unveiled”. This article shares brief, yet encouraging words and congratulations to the nominees of every single category, including Best New Artist, Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Album of the Year. Putting aside the competitiveness, Henriquez provides a different perspective alongside his own by interviewing other peers and their personal opinion on the artists. All given perspectives were respectful of who they felt were very deserving of the award, as well as giving them recognition and praise rather than being biased. This demonstrates the authenticity he builds throughout the article, in which he had done an amazing job on.
Overall, this article was a must-read for me, considering I have not been caught up with any of the nominations, nor have I gotten the time to check the list. This quick read was helpful yet straight to the point, and I took this opportunity to read as a short break from the academics to engage myself back into music and view the progress of my favorite artists rising to fame.
Jordan Guzman • Jan 14, 2025 at 2:41 pm
On January 10, 2025, Ian Henriquez wrote an article titled “Grammy Nominations Unveiled”. This article is a perfect addition to the Millikan Corydon to engage the Millikan community in the current award season. Ian Henriquez does a great job recapping the past year’s music.
The article begins with a brief paragraph summarizing the type of music genres all coming together for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. The article lists the nominations in the categories Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. The main focus of the article is to acknowledge the unpredictability and competitiveness of the 67th Annual Grammy Awards. Henriquez continues to use Spotify as quick links to listen to the music and artists of the nominations.
Furthermore, Henriquez interviews students to go more in-depth about the upcoming excitement for artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan. Henriquez does a wonderful job summarizing the artists by attaching links to quickly listen to their music. On top of that, Henriquez does a great job presenting an unbiased article.
I would like to add the fan groups of each artist. The group of fans would add to the importance of the artists’ individuality. Overall, I enjoyed reading this article as a quick read on the Grammy nominations.
Payton • Jan 14, 2025 at 10:06 am
Dear Corydon Editor,
On January 10, 2025, Ian Henriquez, an Editorial Editor, wrote an article titled “Grammy Nominations Unveiled”. This article was extremely informative and unbiased, highlighting the facts of the nominations without swinging to one side or the other. Ian used evidence and facts to further prove his statements about each nomination category and each nominee. Further, Ian used quotes from QUEST senior Zariah Ruiz to emphasize another perspective in his writing. However, to make his use of quotes balanced, he may consider using multiple opinions and people to create a variety of ideas about the nominees. Using a multitude of sources would have kept his initial path of his article, completely unbiased and not swinging towards any specific side. Although most nominations are pop artists, the use of only one person who coincidentally mentioned the pop artists, neglects to give insight into any of the other nominees. On the other hand, even without the use of another source I do believe that this article comes forward as unbiased and explanatory. I enjoyed reading this article and have much praise for the author’s incredible take on the Grammy nominations and their writing skills.
Sincerely,
Payton Wallace-Caine
River • Jan 14, 2025 at 10:04 am
On January 10th, 2025, Ian Henriquez wrote an article titled “Grammy Nominations Unveiled.” In this article, he profoundly talks about the upcoming 67th Grammys and which artists are being nominated for what awards. He talks about the categories of awards including, Best New Artist, Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Album of the Year. Even though the nominees are mostly pop artists the article goes into an intense dive of what these songs, albums, and artists are. Also further adding to the depth of this article, the author even goes out of his way to ask fellow seniors what they think of the two most promising artists, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappel Roan. This shows how much this article explains the nominees and concept of the Grammys in such a short concise article that anyone can have time to read. Overall this article is a work of art and I thank the author for making it you should give it a read
Sincerely,
River Fisher